Doctrine for Cybersecurity.

A succession of doctrines for enhancing cybersecurity has been advocated in the past, including prevention, risk management, and deterrence through accountability. None has proved effective. Proposals that are now being made view cybersecurity as a public good and adopt mechanisms inspired by those...

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Publicado en:	Daedalus: Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Vol. 140; no. 4; pp. 70 - 93
Autores principales:	Mulligan, Deirdre K., Schneider, Fred B.
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	MIT Press Fall2011
Materias:	Computer network security Public health Prevention of computer hacking Risk management in business Public goods
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Sumario:	A succession of doctrines for enhancing cybersecurity has been advocated in the past, including prevention, risk management, and deterrence through accountability. None has proved effective. Proposals that are now being made view cybersecurity as a public good and adopt mechanisms inspired by those used for public health. This essay discusses the failings of previous doctrines and surveys the landscape of cybersecurity through the lens that a new doctrine, public cybersecurity, provides.